After another outstanding day at Bradford Literature Festival (where our students absolutely shone – including Nancy and Lacey winning a word battle on stage!) – our ETA back at XPE is approximately 3:30pm!
C29 Presentation of Learning
You are invited to our XP Climate Conference in which years 9 and 10 are collectively addressing the climate emergency!
The event will take place across both sites and is scheduled for 4:15 – 5:15 on Tuesday 15th July.
We look forward to seeing you all there!
REMINDER- SPORTS DAY
Just a quick reminder for sports day tomorrow. Students will need to come in full PE kit. Students will need a packed lunch, water bottle and suncream. If they would like to buy an ice cream there will be an ice cream van available so please bring cash or card.
Any questions please email
[email protected], [email protected] or [email protected]
Lets hope the sun stays out, looking forward to a great day.
Team PE.
PE enrichement-W/C 30th June
Tuesday- Cheerleading practice 3.30-4.30
Wednesday- Year 8 rounders tournament away. Return to XP school 5.30. PE kit, water bottle.
Cricket practice all year groups 3.30-4.30
Friday- Sports day- All student to come in their PE kit, suncream, bring a water bottle, packed lunch and money for the ice cream van.
Any questions please speak to to the PE team.
C31 Fieldwork – 2nd July!
C31, Year 7’s current expedition ‘Hold Back the River’ has the guiding question, ‘How does water shape our world?’
During this expedition, our geography content is focusing on river characteristics from source to mouth, river processes, formation of landforms as well as the cause, impacts and responses of flooding. As part of this, we are applying the theory of river processes and characteristics to the field.
On 1st (XP) and 2nd (XPE) of July, students will visit Endcliffe park in Sheffield. They will work together to collect data regarding the width, depth, velocity and load of rivers. We will also be capturing the beauty of a river by completing artwork. This data collection will allow us to accept or reject our hypothesis once we have analysed our data in our maths lessons.
Students will need to arrive at school no later than 8.00am so that the register and kit check can be completed before leaving school.
It is also essential that all students bring all of the kit on the KIT LIST so that they are fully prepared for the fieldwork; this includes a packed lunch and water to drink. Students who receive free school meals will be provided with a lunch.
Students will need to ensure they have suitable walking boots/trainers as well as wellies or a pair of trainers they can get wet – we’ll be going in the river to collect the data! If there are any problems in getting the appropriate kit before this, please email your child’s Crew Leader.
Students will be returning to school by the end of the school day (traffic dependent).
Crew Spencer – DofE success!
I just wanted to take a moment to say how incredibly proud I am of Crew Spencer for completing their Duke of Edinburgh expedition last week. It was a fantastic two days that reminded us what it truly means to be Crew.
From start to finish, everyone pulled together – whether it was navigating, putting up tents, cooking meals, or keeping spirits high. We saw courage, determination, and a real sense of togetherness throughout. It wasn’t easy, but every single person gave it their all and supported one another.
The expedition gave us the chance to reconnect, to bond again as a Crew, and to show just how much we’ve grown. It was a brilliant experience that we’ll remember for a long time.
Well done, Crew Spencer – you absolutely smashed it!
Miss Dickinson
C28 Fieldwork to Bradford Literature Festival
This is a reminder that pupils in Year Ten will be out on fieldwork next week as part of their English studies. X28 will be out on Tuesday 1st July and E28 will be out on Thursday 3rd July.
Here is a link to the Festival’s website. Letters about this were available in paper copy at the Teacher Student Led Conference and copies were emailed to all parents on the 6th June so you should already have all of the details.
We will travel by coach, departing shortly after morning registration is taken at 8.30am and hope to be back at school for 3.15pm but this is traffic dependent.
Pupils will need their usual school supplies plus a packed lunch with water as there is nowhere to buy food there. We have ordered a school packed lunch for those in receipt of free school meals.
Pupil lifestyle project survey
We just wanted to make parents/carers aware that our students will be taking part in the Pupil lifestyle project which is carried out by Doncaster council.
This Survey has already been running for the past 3 years, the survey is a 25-minute online survey asking a range of questions covering key themes which include: physical and mental health, life at home, Nutrition and oral health, keeping safe and attitudes to risk taking.
The pupils complete the survey during Crew time over the next week. The survey is completely anonymous.
Crew Windsor Duke of Edinburgh
As crew leader, I cannot begin to tell you how proud I am of this group! From route planning, cooking, cleaning, walking…. they were PHENOMENAL! Conditions for the two days were less than ideal with temperature between 26-29 degrees, no cloud cover and open fields. BUT that did not stop them at all, they just got on with it! Crew Windsor showed amazing resilience in times when they got lost, they reset and didn’t let it deter them from completing the task. Even once we had got back to school to complete the degunge, Crew Windsor were still in good spirits even though exhausted, doing a thorough job in quick time! We couldn’t have done all of this without the help of our expedition lead Mr Morrison who is an absolute legend! …… Mrs Ayre
Bronze Duke of Edinburgh
The weather has maybe been too kind to the group but they’ll soon be out of the sun!
As shared previously, groups are expected to return to XP East and be completed by 4 – 4:30pm depending on how long it takes to degunge their resources!
Students will be able to share confirmed times nearer to the time.
Thanks!
